Firing properties of motor units during fatigue in subjects after stroke

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-476

  Hu, X L ^a   Tong, K Y ^a   Hung, L K ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Motor unit; Refractory period; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITORING; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STROKE;

EID: 33747826268     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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